The communication apparatus includes a wireless communication unit and a determination unit. The wireless communication unit selectively connects to and communicates with a plurality of wireless communication networks in which at least one of a frequency band and a wireless communication method is different from each other. The determination unit determines whether to switch to another wireless communication network among the plurality of wireless communication networks on the basis of a communication status of at least any one of communication of layer 2, layer 3, layer 4, and layer 7 performed via any one of the plurality of wireless communication networks.
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2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is configured to determine whether to switch to the another wireless communication network on a basis of at least a communication status of layer 4.
10. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to execute switching of the wireless communication network on a basis of a determination result by the circuitry.
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